Thought Leadership

Oxford HR’s Erik van Weert, our Deputy Director for Europe, recently attended the Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment from 12-15 April. Hosted by IHRB, the ILO, and IOM, the annual GFRR is a thought leadership platform for accelerating the fair, ethical and responsible recruitment of migrant workers. It convenes a…

The saying goes that you can only manage what you can measure - you can only address a problem when you truly understand its scope. Yet, despite it being a problem in our sector for decades, there is surprisingly little understanding of the lack of diversity, equity and inclusion and…

As we enter 2021, thinking back to the past year of turmoil and transition, it is hard to think of any aspect of life which has not been impacted. This is especially true for those who are living below the poverty line in our global communities and cities. UNICEF’s Executive…

At WasteAid, we work with communities and policy makers in low and middle-income countries to implement waste management and recycling programmes. Our work improves the livelihoods of some of the poorest and most marginalised, promotes circular economy innovation and contributes to a cleaner and healthier future for all. WasteAid is…

Oxford HR attended the WHF ‘AI for Good’ Webinar at the end of January, hoping to understand more about the various technologies that are being implemented in the For Purpose sector with AI. With brilliant speakers (Alice Piterova, AI For Good; Ann Rosenberg, Wood plc; Elizabeth Njoroge, Christian Aid; Nicola Strong, Oxford Brookes University) and some…

In the for-purpose sector specifically, interim positions have the potential to support transitions. And, let’s face it, there will be plenty of need for transition as we weather the storm of Covid 19 and the corresponding humanitarian implications, as we re-imagine the status quo in response to structural racism and…